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Nearpod
Nearpod
Nearpod

Nearpod is a platform where slides can come to life! Teachers can upload slides or build right in Nearpod to create interactive lessons. Students can respond to different activities directly on their own devices. Nearpod activities can be used live (with a group/class) or individually (self-paced).
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Adobe Express
Adobe Express
Adobe Express

Adobe Express is a creation platform that is free for all teachers. Teachers and students can create and build within the Adobe Express platform.
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Student Checklist for Home Space Organization
Student Checklist for Home Space Organization
Student Checklist for Home Space Organization

A checklist to help students and their families set-up organized home space work areas.
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Inland Regional Center
Inland Regional Center
Inland Regional Center

Inland Regional Center is dedicated to improving the quality of life for people with Developmental Disabilities.
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CodeStack
CodeStack
CodeStack

Content on this site allows users to access opportunities for software development, a coding academy, as well as educational multimedia services.
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EEC Environmental Learning Resources
EEC Environmental Learning Resources
EEC Environmental Learning Resources

The Environmental Education Collaborative (EEC), with the help of educational and community partners, created this digital environmental resource for Riverside and San Bernardino Counties - Environmental Learning Resources Guide. This guide was developed to help educators and community members find sites and programs about natural resources and sustainability. This guide provides information on programs for all ages from early childhood through adult, as well as information on professional training opportunities.
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Google Arts and Culture
Google Arts and Culture
Google Arts and Culture

An amazing free interactive Art website! So much to explore, play and investigate!
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The Noun Project
The Noun Project
The Noun Project

Noun Project is building a global visual language that unites us — a language that allows quick and easy communication no matter who you are or where you are. The Most Comprehensive Icon Collection in the World. Our community of designers from 120+ countries is building the most diverse and extensive collection of iconography ever created. Icons are some of the most universal communication tools available, crossing language and cultural boundaries.
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National Resource Center For Asian Languages
National Resource Center For Asian Languages
National Resource Center For Asian Languages

National Resource Center for Asian Languages (NRCAL) was established in 2014 to improve the nation’s capacity for the teaching and learning of Asian languages including Vietnamese, Korean, Chinese, Japanese, and Khmer. NRCAL is 1 of 16 language resource centers funded by the U.S. Department of Education.
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SBCSS Computer Science Snacks
SBCSS Computer Science Snacks
SBCSS Computer Science Snacks

The SBCSS Computer Science Snacks site has been created to showcase careers in computer science, as well as support students and educators with their computer science skills through the use of guided video tutorials.
Reports
Measuring the Effects of Self-Awareness: Construction of the Self-Awareness Outcomes Questionnaire
Measuring the Effects of Self-Awareness: Construction of the Self-Awareness Outcomes Questionnaire
Measuring the Effects of Self-Awareness: Construction of the Self-Awareness Outcomes Questionnaire

This two-part, mixed-methods study looks at understanding dispositional self-awareness through developing a questionnaire to measure its outcomes.
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Every Historian Counts
Every Historian Counts
Every Historian Counts

This tool allows users to see broad trends in history PhD employment and to assess how such factors as gender, area of study, and degree-granting institution influence career outcomes.
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History at Home: Exploring African American Heritage, Stories, and Culture Through Online Museum Collection
History at Home: Exploring African American Heritage, Stories, and Culture Through Online Museum Collection
History at Home: Exploring African American Heritage, Stories, and Culture Through Online Museum Collection

This blog post provides the general public with access to virtual museum collections of African American history, heritage, and culture.
Reports
Entrepreneurial Soft Skills for the Future: a Scoping Study
Entrepreneurial Soft Skills for the Future: a Scoping Study
Entrepreneurial Soft Skills for the Future: a Scoping Study

This report contributes to the broader debate around the role that soft skills can play in entrepreneurial success.
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The Arc - Inclusive Volunteering
The Arc - Inclusive Volunteering
The Arc - Inclusive Volunteering

This webpage explains how community organizations can include individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) in volunteering. The page also includes volunteering resources and tips.
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Substance Misuse Prevention for Young Adults
Substance Misuse Prevention for Young Adults
Substance Misuse Prevention for Young Adults

This guide supports health care providers, systems, and communities seeking to prevent substance misuse among young adults. It describes relevant research findings, examines emerging and best practices, identifies knowledge gaps and implementation challenges, and offers useful resources.
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The Impact of Stress on Students in Secondary School and Higher Education
The Impact of Stress on Students in Secondary School and Higher Education
The Impact of Stress on Students in Secondary School and Higher Education

This article presents the most recent research concerning the impact of academic-related stress, including discussion of the impact on students’ learning capacity and academic performance, mental health problems, such as depression and anxiety, sleep disturbances and substance use.
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Teaching Teenagers to Develop Their Emotional Intelligence
Teaching Teenagers to Develop Their Emotional Intelligence
Teaching Teenagers to Develop Their Emotional Intelligence

This article discusses the importance of teaching teenagers social and emotional learning in improving career outcomes.
Reports
To Secure Knowledge-Social Science Partnerships for the Common Good
To Secure Knowledge-Social Science Partnerships for the Common Good
To Secure Knowledge-Social Science Partnerships for the Common Good

This report highlights the need for government, academia, donor organizations, and the private sector to collaborate on social science research through funding, data, ethics, research quality, and research training.
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U.S. Businesses Need More Multilingual Employees
U.S. Businesses Need More Multilingual Employees
U.S. Businesses Need More Multilingual Employees

This report provides additional information supporting the claim that learning a new language opens career paths and increases employment opportunities for students.
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11 Future Lessons We Can Learn From the History of Business
11 Future Lessons We Can Learn From the History of Business
11 Future Lessons We Can Learn From the History of Business

This article details 11 lessons businesses can learn from history to ensure a better present and improved future business outcomes.
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How to Use Colleges & Universities to Help Your Business
How to Use Colleges & Universities to Help Your Business
How to Use Colleges & Universities to Help Your Business

This article gives small businesses recommendations for creating partnerships with colleges and universities.
Reports
Well-Being in the Workplace: Why it Matters for Organizational Performance and How to Improve It
Well-Being in the Workplace: Why it Matters for Organizational Performance and How to Improve It
Well-Being in the Workplace: Why it Matters for Organizational Performance and How to Improve It

This report presents the key findings from a three-year international study that investigated workplace well-being, the activities most effective for enhancing well-being, and the benefits for organizations fostering well-being for their employees.
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What Self-Awareness Really Is (and How to Cultivate It)
What Self-Awareness Really Is (and How to Cultivate It)
What Self-Awareness Really Is (and How to Cultivate It)

This article highlights three findings from research on the definition of self-awareness and how to improve it.